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by Kritika Agarwal100 years ago today, Congress barred 500 million people from immigrating to the US. Those from India, Siam, Indo-China, parts of Siberia, Afghanistan, Arabia, and other places were barred. Also anarchists, polygamists, and those with disabilities. This lasted the next 30 years.

by Kritika AgarwalIn August, 1920, immigration authorities arrested thirty-nine Indian workers at the gates of the Bethlehem Steel Company in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The subsequent set of events offers an intriguing look at Indian labor migrants caught on the crossroads between U.S. immigration officials and British interests in the U.S. East Coast.

by Kritika AgarwalIn 1915, Vaishno Das Bagai and his family immigrated to the U.S. through Angel Island, after a long sojourn from India. But in the decade that followed, Bagai became bitterly disappointed with his adopted homeland. This is the tragic story of what happened.

by Kritika AgarwalThe son of a Maharaja’s doctor, John Mohammad Ali immigrated to the US, where he became a successful business owner in the booming Detroit of the 1920s. After a change in naturalization laws, Ali was caught in a court battle where he discussed his appearance, genealogy, and conversion to Christianity to prove his eligibility for citizenship. Read more.